Arzish Baaquie

Chief Operating Officer, Smartkarma

• Smartkarma

Currently: Chief Operating Officer I handle the day-to-day operations and administration of the business, and collaborate with the co-founders and management team to formulate strategies and policies which drive the company forward. Previously: Head of Smartkarma UK My role as the Head of UK at Smartkarma included working with my team to bring on the best independent research providers in the UK/Europe into our ecosystem, as well as interacting extensively with the buy-side to highlight the compelling nature of our offering. Previously: Head, Special Situations I worked on the creation and build-out of Smartkarma's Special Sits offering, which focuses on Asian equity special situations, merger arbitrage, catalysts and discount arbitrage.